Due to overwhelming popular demand, the producers of Gerard Alessandrini's brand- new FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: ALIVE AND KICKING have announced the show will be extending its run at the 47th Street Theatre (304 West 47th Street - just west of Eighth Avenue) through April 28th, 2013. The production is co-directed by Phillip George. FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: ALIVE AND KICKING opened on September 6th after a three-year absence from New York.
It is a nightmare unimaginable to most parents - a type of war currently raging in one of America's proudest cities, where it's possible for a seven-year-old girl to be gunned down while selling lemonade. The place is Chicago and the war is among young men and women who themselves say they exist in a kill-or-be-killed reality that's unfathomable to most of the country.
For the week of October 8, 2012, "ABC World News with Diane Sawyer" averaged 7.22 million Total Viewers and a 1.5 rating/6 share/1.81 million in Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research.
Deb Miller, President/CEO, DB Designs, LLC, dba Hugrz Boot Wraps, will receive the Gold, Silver or Bronze Award for Female Entrepreneur of the Year in the 9th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. According to the Stevie Awards, 'this is a significant achievement for Miller. Receiving the award means that independent judges agreed that she is worthy of international recognition.' The award will be conferred at a gala event November 9th in New York City.
For the 5th consecutive week, 'World News' narrowed its Total Viewer margin by double digits year to year with 'NBC Nightly News' (-22% - 449,000 vs. 572,000).
Deadline reports that ABC news anchor Diane Sawyer will have the first interview with President Obama following Wednesday night's first presidential debate. The exclusive interview will air in part on October 10th, the night before the second debate. The full interview is set to air later this month as part of Sawyer's Portrait Of A President, a special series that takes a close look at the two Presidential candidates.
On its first night of debate coverage, ABC News' 'Your Voice, Your Vote - 2012 Presidential Debate' drew an average audience of 11.3 million viewers, qualifying as Wednesday's #1 program among Total Viewers. Airing from 9:00-10:32 p.m., ABC News delivered the most-watched coverage of the debate, outdrawing CBS by 7% (10.6 million) and NBC by 2% (11.1 million).
On its first night of debate coverage, ABC News' 'Your Voice, Your Vote - 2012 Presidential Debate' drew an average audience of 11.3 million viewers, qualifying as Wednesday's #1 program among Total Viewers. Airing from 9:00-10:32 p.m., ABC News delivered the most-watched coverage of the debate, outdrawing CBS by 7% (10.6 million) and NBC by 2% (11.1 million).
Andrea Canning has been named "Dateline" Correspondent at NBC News. Canning joins DATELINE anchor Lester Holt and the newsmagazine's team of correspondents Chris Hansen, Hoda Kotb, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy.
For the week of September 24, 2012, the start of the 2012-13 season, 'ABC World News with Diane Sawyer' averaged 7.39 million Total Viewers and a 1.5 rating/6 share/1.80 million in Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research.
For the week of September 24, 2012, the start of the 2012-13 season, ABC WORLD NEWS WITH DIANE SAWYERaveraged 7.39 million Total Viewers and a 1.5 rating/6 share/1.80 million in Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research.
ABC News was recognized Monday night with seven News and Documentary Emmy Awards for reporting that aired across several broadcasts and platforms, including "Nightline," which was recognized in five categories, "20/20," "World News with Diane Sawyer" and "Good Morning America. The following reports were honored by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS):
Debates are pivotal moments in the race for the White House, and ABC News will provide comprehensive coverage of the three Presidential debates, as well as the Vice Presidential debate which will be moderated by ABC's Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz.
Cynthia McFadden will interview author J.K. Rowling about her highly anticipated novel 'The Casual Vacancy.' The interview airs on GOOD MORNING AMERICA, WORLD NEWS WITH DIANE SAWYER and NIGHTLINE on TODAY, SEPT. 26th, on the ABC Television Network.
MTV today announced highlights from the "first quarter" of the "MTV Fantasy Election '12" season. "Fantasy Election '12" is a first-of-its kind web and mobile game that gives young people a new way to hold candidates accountable and rewards them for getting involved in the 2012 elections.
On Monday, September 24, Diane Sawyer will take you behind the closed doors of the Kennedy White House, listening in on Oval Office meetings recorded on a secret taping system - installed by John F. Kennedy himself.
Cynthia McFadden will interview author J.K. Rowling about her highly anticipated novel 'The Casual Vacancy.' The interview airs on GOOD MORNING AMERICA, WORLD NEWS WITH DIANE SAWYER and NIGHTLINE on WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26th, on the ABC Television Network.
ABC News is launching an ongoing series of reports, YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE: THE NEW AMERICA, to examine how the Hispanic vote will impact the whole political picture in November and beyond.
Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Liza Minnelli, Itzhak Perlman, Lang Lang, Michael Feinstein, Chris Botti, Maria Friedman, Brian d'Arcy James, Carter Brey, Essential Voices USA, former cast members of A Chorus Line and cast members of The Nutty Professor came together for an invitation only event yesterday, September 18, 2012 to pay tribute to Marvin Hamlisch.
